The cATalyzing Podcast

The cATalyzing Podcast

By Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS (cATalyzing Coaching and Consulting)EducationSelf-Improvement
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The cATalyzing Podcast episodes

  • Remaining Calm: ATs as the Eye of the Storm - Chris Flores, ATC

    An Athletic Trainer's chosen mindset is crucial during these different and, in many ways, difficult times. Athletic Trainers have always had to demonstrate calmness and composure during the emergency situations we deal with in our professional settings. Are we still demonstrating that calmness and composure during these times? In this cATalyzing Podcast for ATs episode, Chris Flores, ATC joins Ryan Stevens to discuss how athletic trainers are "built for this".  Also discussed are some coping strategies to keep calm during difficult times and effective daily planning and productivity strategies.  In having to be adaptable, what are some other ways athletic trainers can use the skill sets we already possess in a different way to be productive and showcase value in the ever-changing work post-COVID? Chris and Ryan get into this.

    Chris Flores, ATC is the owner of FLO Fitness, Co-creator of the Rooted Rehab Certification, Adjunct Professor at Kean University and the former Head Athletic Trainer for Westfield High School. During his 8 years there he discovered many of the same issue that most athletic trainers face trying to manage long hours, family life and personal success. This lead him to creating the FLO-OSOPHY Mindset Program. Chris believes you can have it all in life as long as you define what that means to you. If you want to reach out to Chris for more information, he can be reached out at [email protected] and online at www.flofitnessbh.com.

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    37 min
  • Financial Planning for Athletic Trainers in Difficult times - Matthew Shade, M.Ed., LAT, ATC

    During these difficult times, many athletic trainers are finding themselves struggling financially or in situation where their financial situation may change quickly in the next few months.  Maybe you've lost your job. Maybe your hours have been cut. Maybe you are concerned about your own health or your family member's health.  We need to make some difficult yet purposeful decisions centered around money management and planning.  The cATalyzing Podcat is bringing you audio in this episode from a talk that Matthew Shade, M.Ed, LAT, ATC gave last summer centered around identifying your financial planning personality and behaviors, how to build a budget, and how to plan for short-, mid-, and long-term goals to avoid pitfalls. Matt showcases his emotions during this talk, as he hopes that his story inspires you to have hope for your future in the event that things are unexpectedly tough for you right now. 

    Matt Shade, M.Ed, LAT, ATC graduated from West Chester University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training, then served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer while completing his Master Degree of Education at The College of New Jersey in 2006. Matt’s career has consisted of working in the interscholastic setting as a Certified Athletic Trainer at New Hope Solebury High School, Delaware County Christian School and Gwynedd Mercy College. He also worked in the office setting as a physician extender before advancing into administrative roles as a sports medicine supervisor with ATI Physical Therapy and athletic director at Girard College and William Tennent High School. Throughout his career path, Matt developed a passion for educating and mentoring athletic trainers. This passion lead to him pursuing a career path as Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual in 2018. Since this audio was recorded in 2019, Matt has expanded his financial planning practice and now operates his business through Independence Planning Group. With the support of his wife, Staci, Matt enjoys spending his free time watching and coaching his sons, Jacob and Jonathan, in their sports. Want to reach Matt? [email protected]
    *The audio from Matt's presentation re-purposed for this podcast is property of RWJBarnabas Health*

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    23 min
  • Developing Your Own Mental Health Emergency Action Plan, with Sandy Lynch Massi, MA, LAT, CCISM

    As Certified Athletic trainers, we are often the “go to”, the “handle everything” and the “be everywhere” person. We typically put everyone else first. During a time of crisis, this is likely even more the case.  As we find ways to navigate this COVID-19 pandemic, we also have to remember to take care of ourselves. In this episode I am sharing the audio from a presentation that Sandy Lynch Massi, MA, LAT, CCISM gave last summer at the annual RWJBarnabas Health "We Matter Too" Athletic Trainer Summit.  Sandy is the NATA "ATs Care" District 2 Representative. In this talk she presented ways to help Athletic Trainers recognize when you may have neglected yourself for too long and how to create a plan to get you back to your best. She discusses mental health self-assessment, recognizing when you need to make your mental health a priority, strategies for creating your own mental health Emergency Action Plan, and ways to advocate for yourself as part of the plan.

    Sandy has been a certified athletic trainer and career firefighter/EMT for over 18 years and is an instructor with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. She is certified in Critical Incident Stress Management and has participated on the Mercury Critical Incident Response Team, a peer support team for first responders since 2002, currently serving as director. Sandy, along with another peer from NJ, helped organize one of the first peer support teams for athletic trainers in America. Serving as the District 2 representative to the NATA ATs Care Committee,  this position tasks her with coordinating team development, training and requests for service in NJ, PA, DE and NY. Additionally, Sandy is an instructor at the Emergency Services Training Center in Westhampton, NJ. where she teaches EMT and Firefighter courses. Sandy is a Mom to 9 year old Jackson, two pit bulls and a cat. She is married and lives in Delran. While currently sidelined after ACL reconstruction, she enjoys half ironman triathlons and running marathons. Connect with Sandy at [email protected]

    About ATs Care: The ATs Care program is designed to offer crisis management training opportunities for athletic trainers dealing with the aftermath of a critical incident or who is having difficult dealing with challenging times personally. The mission of the ATs Care Committee is to aid ATs and AT students who have been through a critical incident by utilizing a peer-to peer-system to assist, monitor and encourage these individuals to seek initial support through state or regional ATs Care teams.
    https://www.nata.org/membership/about-membership/member-resources/ats-care

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  


    lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    22 min
  • COVID-19 Downtime Tips for Athletic Trainers: Mike Prybicien and Ryan Stevens

    These are unprecedented times which we are facing. How are you as an athletic trainer playing a role in our response, care, and preparations to the Coronavirus pandemic? Besides hopefully taking mindful advantage of valuable time with your family as able during times of quarantine, in what ways are you making the most of your downtime to better set yourself up for future success? In this episode, Mike and I discuss the how athletic trainers can still be involved, along with purposeful professional tips for making the most of your downtime if you need to remain working with your organization. 

    Michael Prybicien, MA, ATC, CSCS, CES has worked as an athletic trainer in a variety of different venues with patients of all ages and skill sets. Mike is currently employed as an athletic trainer at Passaic High School in New Jersey, serves as Vice President of Operations for Sports Safety International, and also is an adjunct professor at William Paterson University in Wayne New Jersey. He is both an athletic trainers society of New Jersey distinguished service award recipient and a Hall of Fame inductee. Additionally Mike is a New Jersey state coaches association Hall of Fame inductee. He is author of numerous book chapters, abstract articles, and journal articles that specializing in sports emergency care, and prevention, recognition, and management. Michael received the two bachelor of science degrees from Penn State University and his master's from Kent State University in Ohio.
    Mike can be reached at [email protected], and Ryan can be reached at [email protected]

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    33 min
  • "ATSNJ in 60": A summary of the 2020 ATSNJ Conference

    Get ready - this is an episode unlike any other cATalyzing Podcast episodes before!  Ryan attended the 2020 Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey annual convention and business meeting, and he's bringing you the key takeaways (along with a slew of live-tweets via @cATalyzingATs and #ATSNJ2020).  In this episode, there are 11 short segments featuring all of the presenters, along with the ATSNJ President and President-elect. One definitely cannot do this fantastic two-day event justice with a 60 minute podcast, but we tried our best! Below is the lineup, topics, and email addresses in case you wish to reach out for further questions! Thanks to the ATSNJ leadership for their support. This episode will definitely be #cATalyzingATs!

    Kevin Briles - ATSNJ Key Updates and 2020 Initiatives ([email protected])
    Jessica Springstead - Making ATSNJ Conference Happen ([email protected])
    Doug Mann, DPE, ATC - Vitamin D Deficiency & its Relationship to Injury, Gender, Race, and Sport Season ([email protected])
    Jeff Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA - Cannabis as an Intervention for Patient Care ([email protected])
    Steve Barandica, MEd, ATC, EMT - What you Need to Know Your First Year as a Professional ([email protected])
    Doug Stringham, MS, LAT, ATC - How to Best Build and Utilize your Tool Box ([email protected])
    Drue Stapleton, PhD, ATC, CSCS - Movement Quality and Athletic Performance: Does it Matter? ([email protected])
    Bradford Tucker, MD - Clinical Efficiency of Intra-articular Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Tx of Knee OA ([email protected])
    Darryl Conway, MA, LAT, ATC - Take A.C.T.I.O.N.: Opioid Overdose Education, Prevention, & Management ([email protected])
    Scott Dankel, PhD - BFR: Safety, Application, and Efficacy ([email protected])
    William Gallagher, MD - Current Concepts in the Office Based Tx of the Concussed Athlete ([email protected])
    Visit www.ATSNJ.org for more information on the Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey!

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    1 hr 5 min
  • Directional testing & postural provocation for low back disorders - Ken Cieslak, DC, ATC, CSCS

    This year Ken Cieslak, DC, ATC, CSCS was a featured presenter at EATA, where he led an EBP workshop on using directional testing and postural provocation to enhance assessment of lower back disorders. In this episode we get nerdy and highly clinical as Ken and I recap the session and discuss the key takeaways! Ken has been in the field of athletic training for over 29 years. A 1989 graduate of the Kean College athletic training program, he also completed his doctor of chiropractic degree in 1995, graduating as valedictorian of his class at Life University. Since 1997 he has been employed as the Teaneck high school athletic trainer in addition to having a chiropractic practice in Bogota, New Jersey. Ken is a preceptor in the Montclair State University AT program. He is the northern regional representative for the ATSNJ and has served as the nominations chair for the past four years, as well as serving as a volunteer review were for the NATA convention proposal review committee. He has been fortunate to lecture on a variety of topics, including presentations at in 2018 NATA meeting and the National Strength and Conditioning Association meeting in 2018. to check out tens presentation from EATA, click this link to access the PDF of the PowerPoint. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fiv_pLYkaouT_UBQz56DXmPMXxUcA3Nh/view?usp=drivesdk

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    49 min
  • Promoting Your Profession (An Example) - Ryan Stevens, ATC & David Borchardt, ATC

    With National Athletic Training Month (#NATM2020) coming up in March, this is a good time for all athletic trainers to be thinking about ways you can promote yourself as a healthcare professional and your profession to other stakeholders and community members who are potentially touched by athletic training. This year's theme is "Athletic Trainers are #HealthcareInAction", and one way of taking action is to promote yourself and your profession to gain increased exposure and understanding for those you help with your expertise. This episode is an example of one way you can do that. Last year David Borchardt, ATC and Ryan Stevens, ATC had the privilege of being interviewed on a television show by physician Dr. Douglas Ashinsky, where the athletic training profession was discussed. Ryan is the manager of athletic training, Physical Therapy, and Fitness for RWJ Somerset and Hamilton hospitals, and David is director of athletic training for Rutgers University Athletics. This audio is property of RWJBarnabas Health and was repurposed for this podcast. Original video link here: https://youtu.be/ZDwcZebz9h8

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    34 min
  • All Things Per Diem Athletic Training - K. Ellis Mair, EdM, ATC (Go4Ellis)

    At different points of our professional careers, most athletic trainers dabble in per diem work, either as an independent contractor or through an employer. Per diem athletic training is a fantastic way to build experience, grow your network, add additional income, and establish foundations for future jobs. When it comes to working as a per diem athletic trainer, it is not as simple as just showing up and providing excellent care. In this episode, Ryan Stevens sat down with K. Ellis Mair, founder of Go4Ellis, to discuss her journey and "all things per diem", many aspects which any athletic trainer at any level needs to consider when working in this capacity. 

    Ellis Mair graduated from Penn State University in 2009 with her Bachelors in Kinesiology in the Athletic Training Option. She worked in the Secondary School setting where she was the head athletic trainer for Monsignor Bonner High School.  She began working per diem work in 2010 with NXTsports.  In 2011, she was brought on as the Participant Health and Safety Consultant for NXT.  In 2013, she attended Boston University where she worked as a graduate assistant and staff athletic trainer.  Upon obtaining her Masters in Health Education from BU, she returned home to Philadelphia to become the Director of Participant Health and Safety for the largest youth lacrosse company in the country.  In 2016, Ellis had an idea to streamline and professionalize the per diem setting.  She and a few colleagues decided to create Go4Ellis.   Currently, Ellis is the Co-Founder of Go4Ellis, the athletic training app that links athletic trainers with per diem work opportunities.  She is the Chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Youth Sports Work Group.  Ellis currently sits on the Board of Directors for Schema and the Fishtown Neighbors' Association.  Her garden was named a 2019 Garden of Distinction by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.  She currently lives in Philadelphia and is a proud dog momma to a labrador and mastiff. You can reach Ellis at [email protected] and at www.go4ellis.com.

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    43 min
  • CreATing your Team - Kevin Briles, ATC, CSCS, EMT-B

    Who is on your team? How do you cultivate those relationships?  What does shared accountability look like? 

    As athletic trainers, inter-professional collaboration is critical for success. We have to think about the "team" we surround ourselves with, anyone who directly or indirectly plays a role in the holistic high quality care and safety of the people you serve. In this conversation, Kevin Briles and I dive deep into the concept of "CreATing your Team".  Kevin discusses who he considers as key players on his team, and we discuss effective and succesful approaches to positive team dynamics. As you further develop your supportive team in 2020, take these tips to heart.
    A 1997 graduate of Gettysburg College, Kevin Briles has been practicing as a licensed athletic trainer in New Jersey for 22 years. Kevin has served as District Athletic Trainer and Assistant to the Athletic Director at the Delsea Regional School District since 2004. Previously, he served as Director of Athletic Training Services for Kessler Memorial Hospital for six years. Along with his duties at Delsea, Briles has served as an athletic trainer for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association championships in swimming, indoor and outdoor track, and wrestling at the District, Region, and State tournament levels. Furthermore, he has also served as site manager for wrestling weight certification as a master weight assessor and as a member of the NJSIAA’s Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. In addition to his secondary school responsibilities, he has served on athletic training staffs at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Atlantic Cape Community College, and serves as an adjunct clinical instructor/preceptor at Rowan University. Within the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey, Briles currently serves as President and sits on the Secondary Schools Committee. In addition to being a member of The New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Briles, is the recipient of Gettysburg College’s Romeo Capozzi Award, The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Athletic Training Service Award, and The Gloucester County Police Chiefs Association's Civilian Service Award.
    Kevin can be contacted via email at [email protected]

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    cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting

    Leaders face challenges with team dynamics in a rapidly changing healthcare, wellness, fitness, and sports business landscape, hindering collaboration and impacting the service you provide. As a coach, I guide teams to enhance positive team dynamics, shared leadership, and a fulfilling workplace culture. Imagine improved morale, trust, effective communication, enhanced collaboration, and continuous learning leading to retention, growth, and service excellence. cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is your guide to creating an Awesome Team!


    Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire within. Let's talk! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to set up your free discovery session!


    Subscribe to the cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  / @catalyzingats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Be sure to hit that notification button! 


    Connect with lead cATalyst and Podcast host⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ryan Stevens on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 

    Join the conversation on social with @cATalyzingATs → follow on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! 
    Discount education to pursue mastery! cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting is a proud partner with MedBridge, an all-in-one online platform that makes it easy for busy Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists to access leading-edge education and patient resources with just a few clicks. They offer a library of over 1500 CEU courses. Get $150 off with this limited time promo code: "catalyzingats" when you sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠medbridge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    37 min
  • Teaching Lower Extremity Progressions for Injury Reduction - Ryan Stevens & Essential Tennis

    We're going way back in this throwback episode. Back when I had hair :-). A little while after I moved to New Jersey, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Ian Westermann, founder of EssentialTennis.com, to create a series of videos on injury prevention and performance enhancement for tennis players.  In this podcast episode, we are going to get clinical with some tips you can use both with injury rehab and injury reduction programs, as I share the audio from three of these video segments. In my session with Ian, we review jumping and landing mechanics as a precursor to beginning plyometric training, base deceleration and change of direction skill drills as a precursor for advanced speed, and lower extremity sequence progressions that I have used in the "Performance" realm, with the purpose of injury reduction and performance enhancement. agility, and quickness drills, and complementary lower extremity strengthening exercises such as the single leg squat, single leg RDL, and mini band walking. 

    Essential Tennis was an idea born of enthusiasm and frustration. Ten years ago, Ian was a teaching pro, feeding balls to club players who didn’t really want to work much on their games. They just wanted an instant fix. Ian, however, wanted to teach students truly motivated to improve their skills. So where did he find them? In his basement. Or, on his computer in his basement, to be more precise. The Internet is where he discovered a growing community of players who simply couldn’t get enough tennis instruction. His kind of people. From the get-go, Essential Tennis has been pioneer in the digital instruction space. It adopted YouTube early on. Now it’s the top tennis instruction channel with more than 102,000 subscribers. It currently offers some of the web’s most comprehensive digital courses. And its distinctive teaching methodology employs a system of progressions designed to improve student play, step by step. The results are undeniable.
    Video Links to match podcast audio:
    Jump / landing techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khKmLE6_NGQ&list=PLd3pNx1_T0wiMLxAEdjeSLIgmp0okgFGx&index=9
    Deceleration & Agility Skills progression:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcx6ngxdkc8&t=5s
    Hip and lower extremity strength progression to complement deceleration and agility training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWtThtD4sR0&t=3s 
    *audio from videos posted with permission of Ian Westermann and EssentialTennis.com*

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